Author Guidelines for 8.5 x 11-inch Proceedings Manuscripts
Author(s) Name(s)
Author Affiliation(s)
E-mail
Abstract
3. Main title
The abstract is to be in fully-justified italicized text,
at the top of the left-hand column as it is here, below
the author information. Use the word “Abstract” as
the title, in 12-point Times, boldface type, centered
relative to the column, initially capitalized. The
abstract is to be in 10-point, single-spaced type, and
up to 150 words in length. Leave two blank lines after
the abstract, then begin the main text.
The main title (on the first page) should begin 1-3/8
inches (3.49 cm) from the top edge of the page,
centered, and in Times 14-point, boldface type.
Capitalize the first letter of nouns, pronouns, verbs,
adjectives, and adverbs; do not capitalize articles,
coordinate conjunctions, or prepositions (unless the
title begins with such a word). Leave two 12-point
blank lines after the title.
1. Introduction
4. Author name(s) and affiliation(s)
All manuscripts must be in English. These
guidelines include complete descriptions of the fonts,
spacing, and related information for producing your
proceedings manuscripts. Please follow them and if you
have any questions, direct them to the production editor
in charge of your proceedings at the IEEE Computer
Society Press: Phone (714) 821-8380 or Fax (714)
761-1784.
Author names and affiliations are to be centered
beneath the title and printed in Times 12-point, nonboldface type. Multiple authors may be shown in a twoor three-column format, with their affiliations italicized
and centered below their respective names. Include email addresses if possible. Author information should
be followed by two 12-point blank lines.
5. Second and following pages
2. Formatting your paper
All printed material, including text, illustrations, and
charts, must be kept within a print area of 6-1/2 inches
(16.51 cm) wide by 8-7/8 inches (22.51 cm) high. Do
not write or print anything outside the print area. All
text must be in a two-column format. Columns are to be
3-1/16 inches (7.85 cm) wide, with a 3/8 inch (0.81
cm) space between them. Text must be fully justified.
A format sheet with the margins and placement
guides is available as both Word and PDF files as
<format.doc> and <format.pdf>. It contains lines and
boxes showing the margins and print areas. If you hold
it and your printed page up to the light, you can easily
check your margins to see if your print area fits within
the space allowed.
The second and following pages should begin 1.0
inch (2.54 cm) from the top edge. On all pages, the
bottom margin should be 1-1/8 inches (2.86 cm) from
the bottom edge of the page for 8.5 x 11-inch paper; for
A4 paper, approximately 1-5/8 inches (4.13 cm) from
the bottom edge of the page.
6. Type-style and fonts
Wherever Times is specified, Times Roman or
Times New Roman may be used. If neither is available
on your word processor, please use the font closest in
appearance to Times. Avoid using bit-mapped fonts if
possible. True-Type 1 fonts are preferred.
7. Main text
9. Footnotes
Type your main text in 10-point Times, singlespaced. Do not use double-spacing. All paragraphs
should be indented 1/4 inch (approximately 0.5 cm).
Be sure your text is fully justified—that is, flush left
and flush right. Please do not place any additional
blank lines between paragraphs.
Figure and table captions should be 10-point
boldface Helvetica (or a similar sans-serif font).
Callouts should be 9-point non-boldface Helvetica.
Initially capitalize only the first word of each figure
caption and table title. Figures and tables must be
numbered separately. For example: “Figure 1. Database
contexts”, “Table 1. Input data”. Figure captions are to
be centered below the figures. Table titles are to be
centered above the tables.
Use footnotes sparingly (or not at all) and place
them at the bottom of the column on the page on which
they are referenced. Use Times 8-point type, singlespaced. To help your readers, avoid using footnotes
altogether
and
include
necessary peripheral
observations in the text (within parentheses, if you
prefer, as in this sentence).
10. References
List and number all bibliographical references in 9point Times, single-spaced, at the end of your paper.
When referenced in the text, enclose the citation
number in square brackets, for example [1]. Where
appropriate, include the name(s) of editors of
referenced books.
8. First-order headings
For example, “1. Introduction”, should be Times 12point boldface, initially capitalized, flush left, with one
blank line before, and one blank line after. Use a period
(“.”) after the heading number, not a colon.
8.1. Second-order headings
As in this heading, they should be Times 11-point
boldface, initially capitalized, flush left, with one blank
line before, and one after.
8.1.1. Third-order headings. Third-order headings, as
in this paragraph, are discouraged. However, if you
must use them, use 10-point Times, boldface, initially
capitalized, flush left, preceded by one blank line,
followed by a period and your text on the same line.
[1] A.B. Smith, C.D. Jones, and E.F. Roberts, “Article Title”,
Journal, Publisher, Location, Date, pp. 1-10.
[2] Jones, C.D., A.B. Smith, and E.F. Roberts, Book Title,
Publisher, Location, Date.
11. Copyright forms and reprint orders
You must include your fully-completed, signed
IEEE copyright release form when you submit your
paper. We must have this form before your paper can
be published in the proceedings. The copyright form is
available as a Word file, <copyright.doc>, as a PDF
version, <copyright.pdf>, and as a text file in
<authguid.txt>.
Reprints may be ordered using the form provided as
<reprint.doc> or <reprint.pdf>.